Group 3

Question 1

contagion

Answer 1

n. infection, contamination.

Question 2

seroprevalence

Answer 2

n. number of persons in a population who test positive for a specific disease based on serology (blood serum)

Question 3

lumbago

Answer 3

n. pain in the muscles and joints of the lower back

Question 4

sentinel

Answer 4

n. person who watches, guard that challenges all comers. lookout

Question 5

integument

Answer 5

n. shell, skin, coat, hide. Outer protective layer, esp that of an animal or plant

Question 6

malaise

Answer 6

n. sickness, discomfort, depression, anxiety. Society afflicted by deep cultural __.

Question 7

crest

Answer 7

n. summit, highest park, peak

Question 8

goiter

Answer 8

n. swelling of the neck from enlargement of thyroid gland

Question 9

halitosis

Answer 9

n. technical term for bad breath

Question 10

vivisection

Answer 10

n. action of cutting into a living body

Question 11

pedigree

Answer 11

n. record of descent of an animal, showing it to be purebred animal, recorded ancestry esp of upper class

Question 12

pathology

Answer 12

n. science of the causes, nature, and course of disease

Question 13

etiology

Answer 13

n. the study of the cause of diseases

Question 14

femur

Answer 14

n. thigh bone

Question 15

inoculation

Answer 15

n. treat a person w vaccine to produce immunity against a disease

Question 16

genus

Answer 16

n. type, breed, category, class. The usual major subdivision of a family or sub family in the classification of organisms, us. more than one species

Question 17

palliate

Answer 17

v. alleviate, ally without curing

Question 18

mottle

Answer 18

v. bespeckle, mark with spots or smears of color. The cow coat was red _ with white.

Question 19

deracinate

Answer 19

v. eradicate, uproot, diplace

Question 20

efface

Answer 20

v. erase, delete, eliminate. With time the words are _ ed by the frost and rain.

Question 21

polydactyl

Answer 21

v. having more than five fingers or toes

Question 22

dispatch

Answer 22

v. send off efficiently, dismiss persons. They _ the opposition.

Question 23

spay

Answer 23

v. sterilize (a female animal) by removing the ovaries. We __ dogs so they don’t breed.

Question 24

lacerate

Answer 24

v. tear, deeply cut; wound. His badly __ hands and kneew.

Question 25

palpate

Answer 25

v. tough, examine, examined by touch esp for medical purposes.

Question 26

bleat

Answer 26

v. wavering cry, baa (sheep, goat, calf).

Question 27

bucolic

Answer 27

adj. rural, rustic, pastoral, relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside

Question 28

feral

Answer 28

adj. untamed, in a wild state, esp after escape from captivity/ domestication. __ cat.

Question 29

leaden

Answer 29

adj. dull, heavy, slow

Question 30

perennial

Answer 30

adj. enduring, continuous

Question 31

laden

Answer 31

adj. heavily loaded or weighed down

Question 32

ephemeral

Answer 32

adj. momentary, passing, short-lived, brief. Short amount of time, short life cycle.

Question 33

fecund

Answer 33

adj. productive, fertile

Question 34

sylvan

Answer 34

adj. woodsy, sylvan, rustic

Question 35

viaduct

Answer 35

n. bridge that carries road or railroad

Question 36

massif

Answer 36

n. compact group of mountains esp one that is separate from other groups

Question 37

wigwam

Answer 37

n. dome shaped tent made by fastening covers over frame work of poles

Question 38

fern

Answer 38

n. flowerless plant that has feathery or leafy fronds and reproduces

Question 39

piedmont

Answer 39

n. gentle slope leading from the base of mountains to a region of flat land

Question 40

hummock

Answer 40

n. hillock, knoll, mount; hump group rising above something

Question 41

foothill

Answer 41

n. low hill at the base of a mountain, range

Question 42

parapet

Answer 42

n. low protective wall along the edge of a roof bridge or balcony

Question 43

porter

Answer 43

n. person employed to carry luggage and other loads esp in railroad station, airport, hotel

Question 44

thatch

Answer 44

n. roof covering of straw, reeds, palm leaves or a similar material

Question 45

veranda

Answer 45

n. roofed platform along the outside of a house, level with the ground floor

Question 46

fusillade

Answer 46

n. series of shots fired or missiles thrown all at the same time or in quick succession. A _ of accusations.

Question 47

rick

Answer 47

n. stack of hay corn straw or similar material esp one built into a regular shape and thatched

Question 48

mangrove

Answer 48

n. tree shrub that grows in muddy chiefly tropical coastal swamps inundated at high tide

Question 49

rivulet

Answer 49

n. very small stream

Question 50

enfilade

Answer 50

n. volley of gunfire directed along a line from end to end. A suite of rooms with doorways in line with each other.